Cigarette carton



March 5, 1957 P. P. DELANEY CIGARETTE CARTON *2 INVENTOR l PA-rmcx P. Bananen' March 5, 1957 P. P. DELANEY CIGARETTE CARTON 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 28, -1954 B6. 9

4@ FIGJS mvENToR IDM-Rmx F? DELANEY ATTORNEYS United Sttes This invention relates to cartons, and more particularly to cigarette cartons.

It is the primary object of this invention to provide a cigarette carton which will readily accommodate both king size and regular size packages of cigarettes therein for display purposes, and for the convenience of a purchaser who desires both cigarette pack sizes when purchasing the carton of cigarettes.

Since the advent of the king size cigarette, and its growing popularity, it is common for smokers to purchase both the regular and king size packs of cigarettes in carton lots, and may wish to purchase a single carton containing both cigarette sizes in the case where the cigarettes are to be shared with another person preferring one cigarette size, while the purchaser prefers the other, or where the purchaser buys the cigarettes to be used by persons attendinl7 a party. Hence, it will be convenient for the purchaser to be able to buy a single carton having an equal number of both sizes of cigarettes snugly contained within the cigarette carton. Therefore, the cigarette carton of the present invention has been developed with this in view.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a cigarette carton which will accommodate both regular and king size packs of cigarettes therein and which will involve very little additional expense in the manufacture of the carton, and which is capable of mass production by present carton making machinery without the necessity of devising new machines or methods in its fabrication.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent. from a consideration of the following detailed description, forming the specification, and taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of the blank of material from which the carton of this invention is to be made;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the completed carton with the cover in its open position;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken Substantially on line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a transverse cross sectional view taken substantially along line 5-45 of Figure 2;

, Figure 6 is a plan view of a separate ller to be employed in connection with the carton;

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the completed ller of. Figure 6;

Figure. 8 is an end elevational view of the iller 1ooking to the right in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the cigarette carton with the separate filler of Figures 6 to 8 inserted therein, the. cover of the carton being in its open position;

Figure l0 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken Substantially along line 1li-10 of Figure 9;

Figure ll is a transverse cross sectional view taken substantially along line T11-1l of Figure 9;

Figure l2 is a transverse cross sectional. view taken sub stantally along the line 12-12 of Figure 9;

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` the line of fold 30 `Patented Mar, 5, 1957 Figure 13 is a fragmentary top plan view of the vcarton made of the blank of material of Figure 1 showing the disposition of the cigarette packs therein;

Figure l4 is a top plan view similar to Figure 13, but showing the employment of the additional ller of Figures 6 to 8 in the carton and the disposition of the cigarette packs within the carton; and

Figure l5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken substantially along the line 15-15 of Figure 14.

With continued reference to the drawings, there is shown in Figure 1 a blank of sheet material, generally indicated at 10, from which the cigarette carton of this invention is erected. The material may be of cardboard or other commercial material of similar structure, such as paperboard or other brous sheet material readily adaptable to the use intended. y

The blank 10 comprises a central, longitudinally ex'- tending section 12 dened between lines of fold 14 and 16 disposed in spaced parallel relation and the central portion of end lines of fold 18 and 20. The central section 12 will dene the bottom wall of the erected carton.

A pair of elongated rectangular sections 22 and 24, of the same length as the central section 12, extend contiguous therewith along the lines of fold 14 and 16 at opposite sides of the central section with the section 22 being deiined between the line of fold 16 and the. line of fold 26 in spaced parallel relation to the line 16 and extending only partially of its length, the remainder of the section 22 along the edge remote from theline of fold i6 being defined by the edge 28 of theY blank 10 which is in longitudinalalignrnent. with the line of fold26.v

The section 24 is defined between the lineof fold 14 and a line of fold 30 of the same length and in spacedk parallel relation to the line 14, and the section 24 has its end limits defined by the respective lines of fold118 and 20. In this latter regard, the lines. of fold 18'and- 20 also deiine the end lirnits of the section 22.

Extending outwardly from the section 24 and of. Ythe same length, is a top cover section 32 extending from to the other longitudinal edgel 34 remote from the edge 2'8 and defined at its end: limitsr by the end edges 36 and 38 disposed in spaced: parallel. relation. A line of fold 40 extends in spaced paralleli. relation to the longitudinal edge 34 and closely adjacent thereto between the end edges 36. and 38. to define al closure lip section 42.

The end wall sections, generally indicatedy atl 44 and. 46 respectively, are of generally elongated4 rectangular form and are defined alongone longitudinal edge bythe respective lines of fold 1'3 and 20 and. extend longitude nally outwardly from these lines of fold to their outer longitudinal edges 43 and 50 respectively, which are in. spaced parallel relation to the respectivelinesv of'fold 18v and 2l). The end wall sections 44 and. 46 are provided, with spaced transverse lines of cut 52 and 54 extending from the respective lines of fold 14 and4 16 and in alignv ment therewith to the other longitudinal edges 4.8 and 50. respectively, in each ofthe end wall sections. f

A ller tab, generally indicatedY at 56, projects outwardly from the front wall' section. 22 along thef liner of fold 26 andis defined between' the spa-ced para-lleliedgesi and 6i) with the edge 6b being; in alignment with the line:

of fold 2b and the end edge 38 to deline end edges for the filler tab sectionSe. A front. edge" 62 is disposed' inE spaced parallel relation' to the line of fold 26 andi extends between the end. edgesA 58 and 60, s-o that the tiller'tab section. isv of generally rectangularl form withl the end'ed'geAv S8- bei'ng disposed substantially perpendicularly tif the edge128 and extending therefrom atv theA juncture "o5 tl'ef edge 28 with the line of fold 26.

- The iillerV tab section 56 includes longitudinally spaced parallel lines of fold 64 and 66 extending between the end edges 58 and 60. A line of cut GS is provided in the filler tab section` 56 at a location intermediate the -end edgesSS and 60, ,but more closely the endedg'e 58, landxtends from' a line of fold 70 extending between the end of the line of cut 68 and the end edge 5S with the line of cut 68 Opening to the front edge 62. AThel'blank 10 may Vthen be erected by folding about the 'lines'of fold to define the erected carton, generally indicated at 72, wherein the bottom of the carton is defined by the section 12, the front and rear walls by the sections 22 and 24 respectively, with the top cover section 32 extending from the upper end of the rear wall 24 and pivotally connected thereto along the line of fold 30. The carton cover 32 is provided with a closure lip defined by the closure lipV section 42.

vThe intermediate sections 49 and 51 of the respective en'd wall sections 44 and 46 deiine the end walls of the carton with the oppositely disposed end sections 53 and 55 and each of the end wall sections 46 and 43 are disposed inwardly of the intermediate sections 49 and 51 and may be secured thereto to complete the erection of thecarton, except for the liller tab. Thus, the ends of the carton 72 are defined by the intermediate sections 49 and 51 extending upwardly from the bottom or base 12 and between the front and rear walls 22 and 24 which are also carried by the bottom or base 12 along opposite longitudinal edges thereof. Y

With regard to the filler tab section 56, this section will be first bent about the fold line 26 toward the front wall 22 and then bent about the spaced parallel line of fold 66 Vto define therebetween the top portion 74. As the filler tab is again bent along the line of fold 64 in the same direction as the direction in which the ller tab section is bentaroundthe lines of fold 26 and 66, there will be defined between the lines 66 and 64 a central portion' 76 defining a Wall which will be in spaced parallel relation to the front wall 22 when the section 56 is fully foldedfand spaced from the base of the front wall 22 at the juncture thereof with the bottom or base 12 at the line of fold 16 by the end spacer portion 78 defined between the line of fold 64 and the front edge 62 and extending between the end edge 60 and the line of cut 68.

,That portion of the filler tab section 56 defined betweenthe line of fold 70, front edge 62 and the end edge 58 and line of cut, 68, and indicated at 80, defines an extension member which, when folded about the line of fold 70 after being folded along the line of fold 64 in a direction toward the front wall 22, will be of generally rectangular form with the front edge 62 thereof being spaced downwardly from the lower surface of the top portion 74, as is clearly shown in Figure 4.

e The ller section 80 is divided in two equal component sections by the linev of fold 64, the sections being identified at 81 and 82 respectively. Thus, in the erected carton 72, andas shown in Figure 4, the outer section 82 will be in face to face engagement with the inner surface of the front wall 22 and may be adhesively secured thereto, while the section S1 defines the bottom wall thereof which is spaced from the base or bottom of the carton at approximately a mid-point location in the height of the front wall 22.

With the carton in its erected condition, the remainder of the ller 56, which may be referred to as the body member thereof, that is, that portion of the ller 56 exclusive of the section 80 forming the extension member, will be disposed, so that the top portion 74 will extend perpendicularly from the top of the front wall 22 and toward the rear wall 24, while the central wall portion 76 will depend from the top portion 74 along the edge thereof remote from the front Wall 22 in spaced parallel relation with the front wall to dene a generally rectangular space 84 therebetween. The spacer portion 78 will rest upon the upper surface of the base or bottom 12 of the carton 72, and extend from the inner surface of the front wall to a location inwardly thereof and may be secured to the bottom wall by any suitable means, such as an adhesive.

Thus, as shown in Figure 13, a completed carton 72 will readily accommodate the usual ten packages of cigarettes normally found in a carton of cigarettes, with tive of the packages 86 being of regular size, with four of these packages being disposed between the back wall 24 and the wail 76 of the iiller 56 in superimposed pairs, and the fifth package of regular size cigarettes 86 will be supported upon a single package 88 of king size cigarettes having one narrow end thereof disposed in the space between the section 81 of the spacer extension 80, and the base or bottom 12 of the carton and extending between the front and rear walls thereof. The other similar king size packages 88 will be placed in the carton 72 in superimposed pairs extending between the front and rear walls and from the end of the extension with regard to the upper pair of cigarette packages 88 and the lower pair extending between the package which has one end thereof disposed in the space beneath the filler extension 8,0 and the bottom or the base 12 and the end wall 49.

In order to adapt the carton 72 to receive a full complement of ten packages of regular size cigarettes, similar to the packages 86, and as indicated at 86 in Figures 14 and l5, there is provided an additional filler member, generally indicated at 90, which is erected from the blank of material, generally indicated at 92.

The blank of material comprises a generally rectangular body portion 94 having spaced parallel lines of fold 9S, 96 and 9:? extending longitudinally thereof between the opposite longitudinal edges 1130 and 102.

One ear 104 extends longitudinally from the body 94 with its outer edge coincident with the longitudinal edge 100, and terminating in a transverse edge 106 which is parallel to the end edge 10S of the body at the end thereof remote from the end from which the ear projects. The line of fold is continued across the ear 104 to dene a line of fold 95.

A second ear 110, of somewhat larger size than the ear 104, extends laterally from the body 94 at the same end thereof as the ear 104 with its outer edge being an extension of the longitudinal edge 102 of the body, and terminating in an edge 112 which is transversely aligned with the edge 106 of the ear 104. The adjacent longitudinal edges 114 and 116 of the ears 104 and 110 respectively, are in spa-ced parallel relation and define an open space therebetween.

The ear is divided into three equal parts 118, 120 and 122 by spaced parallel lines of fold 124 and 126.

The blank 92 will be folded about the respective lines of fold, so that the body portion thereof will deline a hollow elongated, rectangular section, defining the body of the-filler 90, while the opposite longitudinal edges 100 and 102 may be joined together in any suitable manner to maintain the body 94 in its erected condition. Thus, insofar as the body 94 is concerned, those parts between the opposite longitudinal edges 160 and 102 and the adjacent lines of fold 95 and 98 respectively, define the bottom wall 128 and a side wall 13d, while those parts of the body extending between the lines of fold 9S, 96 and 96, 98 define the opposite side walls 132 and the top wall 134 respectively. Thus, itwill be apparent that the free edge of the side wall will be joined to the free edge 100 of the bottom wall 125.

The ear 104 is folded about the line 95' and will, therefore, extend laterally from the body 94 with the one section 136 being an extension of the bottom wall 12S, while the other section 140 will be an extension of the side wall 132. The line of cut 142 is provided along one end edge of the body 94 remote from the end edge 108 and extending from the edge 116 of the ear 110 into the juncture of the fold line 126 with the body 94 and an additional line of fold 144 extends from the end of the line of cut 142 to the longitudinal edge 102. Thus, as the ear 110 is folded about the longitudinal lines 124 and 126, it will assume a substantially U-shape and will mate with the folded ear 104, so that the part 118 will be in face to face contact with the inner surface of the part 140 and may be secured thereto as by a suitable adhesive, while the part 120 will extend perpendicularly from the edge of the ear 104 remote from the edge 114 and the part 122 will depend from the part 120 in spaced parallel relation with the section 140. Thus, the free edges delining extensions of the longitudinal edges 100 and 102 respectively, will be brought into contact and may be secured together at the same time and by the same means as the longitudinal edges 1110 and 102 are secured together. Thus, the ears 104 and 110 define a filler extension.

Thus, in using the filling or filler member 90, it will be disposed within the carton 72 with the extension, generally indicated at 91, received in the space between the lower face of the section 31 and the upper surface of the bottom 12 with the side wall 132 of the ller member in face to face relation with the inner surface of the front wall 22, while the opposite side wall 132 is in coplanar relation with the side wall 76 of the iller 56. Thus, the space normally provided for the additional length of the ve packages of king size cigarettes SS will be taken up by the filling member 90 to permit the use of the carton 72 for exclusively regular size packages of cigarettes 86.

It will be appreciated that, if it is desired to employ the carton 72 for exclusively king size packages of cigarettes, the filler tab section 56 may be severed along the line of fold 26 and removed from the carton.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that there has been provided a cigarette carton 72 of at sheet material which comprises a bottom 12, a pair of spaced front and rear walls 22 and 24, end Walls 49 and 51 also carried by said bottom 12 and extending between the front and back walls at opposite ends thereof, and a filler 56 carried by the front wall 22 and disposed within the carton adjacent the front Wall and extending for a predetermined distance longitudinally thereof to occupy a predetermined space between the front and rear walls of the carton. The filler 56 comprises a body member which is defined by that portion of the filler exclusive of the section 80 thereof which body m-ember includes a side wall 76 disposed in spaced parallel relation to the front wall 22 and extending from one end of the wall 51 of the carton to a predetermined location intermediate the ends of the front wall, and a ller extension defined by the section 80 carried by the body member and extending longitudinally therefrom from one end thereof remote from the end wall 51 with the extension being of approximately one-half of the height of the body with its bottom wall S1 being spaced from the bottom of the carton to receive one end of a king size package of cigarettes 88 in the space therebetween. It will be noted that the height of the filler 56 is the same as the height of the front wall 22 which is equal in height to the rear wall 24.

In addition, a separate lling member 90 may be inserted removably in the carton 72, the filling member 90 having a body 94 which body includes spaced parallel side walls 130 and 132, the filler having its body 94 extending from one end of the body member of the filler 56 remote from the carton end wall 51 to the other end wall 49 of the carton with one of the side walls of the filling member body disposed in face to face relation with the inner surface of the carton front wall 22 and the other of its side walls 132 being coplanar with the side Walls of the body member of the filler 56 disposed in spaced relation to the front wall 22. An extension 91 is carried by the tilling member body 94 and occupies the space between the filler extension delined by the section and the bottom of the carton to adapt the carton for packing regular size packages of cigarettes only.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristic's thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claim are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

A cigarette carton of flat sheet material comprising a bottom, a pair of spaced front and rear walls carried by said bottom, and end walls carried by said bottom and extending between said front and rear walls at opposite ends thereof, and a filler carried by said front wall and disposed within the carton adjacent said front wall and extending a predetermined distance longitudinally of the front wall to occupy a predetermined space between said front and rear walls, said filler comprising a body member including a side wall in spaced parallel relation to said front wall and extending from one end wall of the carton to a location intermediate the ends ofsaid front wall, and a filler extension having a side and Ya bottom wall carried by said body member and extending longitudinally therefrom from one end thereof remote from said one end wall, said extension being of approximately one-half the height of said body with its bottom wall being spaced from the bottom of said carton, and a liller member having spaced parallel side walls and extending from one end of said filler extension remote from said one end wall to the other end wall of the carton with one of said side walls disposed in face to face relation with the inner surface of said carton front wall and the other of its side walls coplanar withthe side wall of said body member, and an extension carried by said filler member to extend longitudinally from the end thereof remote from said other end wall to be received in the space between the ller extension and the bottom of said carton to adapt the carton for packaging of regular size packs of cigarettes only.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 584,072 Church June 8, 1897 y 1,093,303 Warren Apr. 14, 1914 1,110,853 Wolfe Sept. 15, 1914 

